Food Allergy Awareness Week, Celiac Awareness Month and More!

For many, the month of MAY brings up visions of flowers gently swaying in the wind, sunny skies and warmer temperatures.

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Some may be anticipating Mother’s Day and spending time with family.

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Still others might be excited for the official start of summer!

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While all of these celebrations enter my mind, I also eagerly await MAY because it is a special time that I can join thousands of others in sharing a bit about food allergies, increasing awareness around the world and hopefully improving and saving lives.

In the past, some of our activities for Food Allergy Awareness Week have included:

During the month of May, there are many celebrations focusing on food allergies, FPIES, EoE and Celiac Disease.

ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY

National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month

Celiac Disease Awareness Month

Asthma Awareness Month

SPECIFIC DAYS OR WEEKS

May 1: World Asthma Day

May 4: National FPIES Awareness Day

May 13-19: Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW)

May 20 – 26: National Eosinophil Awareness Week (NEAW)

Looking for resources to educate family, coworkers and friends? How about graphics and sample tweets for your website?

Check out these organizations below which have a wealth of information and shareable content!

FOOD ALLERGIES

If you have a food allergy, your immune system overreacts to a particular protein found in that food. Symptoms can occur when coming in contact with just a tiny amount of the food… Food allergy reactions can be life-threatening, so people with this type of allergy must be very careful to avoid their food triggers. ~AAAAI

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome

(FPIES)

Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES), sometimes referred to as a delayed food allergy, is a severe condition causing vomiting and diarrhea. In some cases, symptoms can progress to dehydration and shock brought on by low blood pressure and poor blood circulation. ~AAAAI

Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a recognized chronic allergic/immune condition. A person with EoE will have inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is the tube that sends food from the mouth to the stomach. ~AAAAI

Whether you or a loved one is dealing with food allergies, FPIES, EoE, asthma or celiac disease, I hope these resources provide valuable tools and information to help you to educate others in the community.

SHARE in the comments below a FAVORITE RESOURCE or how YOU plan to celebrate!

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Daniella Knell

Thank you for sharing so many ideas with your followers! I have heard many people ask ‘what can I do to help raise awareness?’. In the past I gave some of our favorite food allergy focused books to students, had two ‘allergy friendly’ bake sales to raise money to purchase books for the library, had ice cream parties, taught students how to use auto injectors.. and many of these involved food allergy kids themselves! This year is still being determined.. but I can promise it will include interaction, FUN and empowering our kids to take care of one another!